Under the Veil I Rule novel Chapter 97

Peter wanted to give Hogan a piece of his mind, but his lips trembled with such anger that he couldn't get the words out.

"Hogan, what you did was out of line," Finnian said in a cold, measured tone. "I'm not divorced yet."

Even when Finnian was furious, he never lost control. But his presence was so commanding that when he got upset, it felt like the entire room dropped a few degrees, and just a glance from him could be intimidating.

Hogan took a couple of steps back, disgruntled as he countered, "Why is it out of line? You and Amara had an arranged marriage; she’s not even your real wife."

Peter and Bess immediately thought, “Uh-oh, this isn’t going to end well.”

Sure, everyone knew it was true. Amara and Finnian weren't spouses in the traditional sense. But to Kevin, Amara was his granddaughter-in-law, and hearing something like that would surely make his blood boil.

Sure enough, Kevin slammed his hand on the table, his voice rising a few octaves. "You ungrateful brat, how could you say something so heartless?

Amara and Finnian are properly married—they have their certificate, they’ve exchanged vows, and had a wedding. How does that not count as being a real couple? Are you brainless or heartless, saying something so outrageous? I think you’re lacking in both!"

Kevin had gotten angry plenty of times, but never like this. His face flushed red, and he was trembling with rage, clearly deeply upset.

Later, when Grace fell seriously ill, the Everly family arranged for Finnian to marry Amara in hopes of giving Grace a final joy.

Everyone in the Everly family had seen Amara’s unmasked photos. In fact, most of the upper class had seen them, so even though she usually wore a mask and looked pretty enough with just her eyes showing, people still whispered about her being "ugly".

Whenever they thought of Amara, it was her scarred face that came to mind.

The stark difference between Amara and Liliana was too much for Hogan to accept, and he grew to resent Amara. When he saw Liliana again, her beauty and poise only made him lament that such a flawless woman hadn’t ended up with Finnian.